CVE-2024-40084Public exploit

Adjacent root code execution via HTTP buffer overflow

Published Oct 21, 2024 · Updated Jul 5, 2026

Buffer overflow in the Boa webserver in Vilo Wi-Fi 5 Firmware 5.16.1.33 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The error-response function at address 0x4026d0 copies an invalid HTTP method or nonexistent path into a partly prefilled 8,192-byte stack buffer through an unbounded %s format operation. Any unauthenticated user on the Wi-Fi network can start Boa on port 8023 through the unauthenticated port 5432 service, overwrite the return address, and gain root access.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in the Boa webserver in Vilo Wi-Fi 5 Firmware 5.16.1.33 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The error-response function at address 0x4026d0 copies an invalid HTTP method or nonexistent path into a partly prefilled 8,192-byte stack buffer through an unbounded %s format operation. Any unauthenticated user on the Wi-Fi network can start Boa on port 8023 through the unauthenticated port 5432 service, overwrite the return address, and gain root access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40084
Published
Oct 21, 2024
Updated
Jul 5, 2026
Vendor
Vilo Living
Product
Vilo Wi-Fi 5 Firmware
Classifications
CWE-120, T1190
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.16.1.33

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Vilo Living · Vilo Wi-Fi 5 Firmwareversion=0 <=5.16.1.33

Published CVSS scores

9.6CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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